511 income funds tracked across option income, CEFs, BDCs, REITs, bonds and more. Original analysis by Dividend-Talk.
How each corner of the income market did this week and over the past year. Earned % is the median share of the past year's payouts that the fund actually earned through total return.
| Category | Funds | 1-week | Fwd rate | 1Y total return | Earned % | Steadiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Stock Option Income | 95 | -3.41% | 45.1% | -7.0% | -31% | 39% |
| Index Covered Call / Option Income | 63 | -2.83% | 12.8% | +8.0% | 56% | 96% |
| 0DTE / Daily Option Income | 13 | -3.73% | 25.3% | +9.2% | 31% | 78% |
| Crypto Option Income | 23 | -1.17% | 38.8% | -27.1% | -140% | 32% |
| Leveraged Income | 17 | +1.29% | 26.4% | +0.3% | -12% | 33% |
| Autocallable / Structured Income | 24 | -3.44% | 16.0% | +6.8% | 52% | 79% |
| Buffer / Defined Outcome | 14 | -0.42% | 5.8% | +4.9% | 94% | 500%+ |
| Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 34 | -1.52% | 3.0% | +19.5% | 606% | 108% |
| CEF - Equity | 29 | -1.15% | 9.2% | +8.2% | 69% | 83% |
| CEF - Fixed Income | 24 | +1.23% | 12.7% | -3.1% | -32% | 105% |
| Preferreds | 13 | +0.05% | 6.8% | -2.5% | -31% | 213% |
| Bonds / Fixed Income | 48 | -0.04% | 5.5% | +1.8% | 33% | 341% |
| CLO / Credit | 17 | -0.32% | 6.6% | +3.5% | 55% | 416% |
| BDC | 26 | +0.28% | 11.8% | +2.2% | 1% | 57% |
| Equity REIT | 16 | +1.42% | 5.6% | +6.5% | 164% | 65% |
| Mortgage REIT | 9 | +0.28% | 16.4% | -6.7% | -87% | 58% |
| REIT ETF | 8 | +1.52% | 10.2% | +9.0% | 129% | 94% |
| MLP / Midstream | 10 | -8.42% | 8.0% | +22.2% | 219% | 76% |
| Fund of Funds / Multi-Strategy | 17 | -2.45% | 12.3% | +4.9% | 44% | 78% |
| Other | 11 | +3.43% | 17.8% | +3.2% | 13% | 45% |
Our 0–100 buy-and-hold ranking rewards income that is earned, competitive, protected on the downside, steady and cheap to own. Funds need about 1 year of history and a 3%+ yield to qualify (420 funds ranked this week). Rank changes (▲▼) start next week.
| # | Chg | Fund | Category | DT Score | 12m yield | Earned % 1Y | Sortino | Steadiness | Max drop 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | DIV Global X SuperDividend US ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 78 | 6.7% | 242% | 2.08 | 131% | -5.4% |
| 2 | – | KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF | REIT ETF | 77 | 8.9% | 201% | 1.40 | 78% | -15.1% |
| 3 | – | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 76 | 10.6% | 107% | 1.30 | 169% | -5.3% |
| 4 | – | MLPA Global X MLP ETF | MLP / Midstream | 76 | 7.8% | 188% | 1.28 | 103% | -10.7% |
| 5 | – | RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 75 | 12.3% | 90% | 0.99 | 129% | -6.3% |
| 6 | – | PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 75 | 12.5% | 99% | 1.46 | 164% | -5.2% |
| 7 | – | HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 75 | 11.1% | 152% | 1.75 | 105% | -9.5% |
| 8 | – | AOD abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund | CEF - Equity | 75 | 12.5% | 140% | 1.26 | 79% | -16.7% |
| 9 | – | GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 75 | 7.9% | 123% | 0.69 | 113% | -7.7% |
| 10 | – | JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 75 | 4.8% | 98% | 1.56 | 500%+ | -0.4% |
| 11 | – | IWMI NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 74 | 15.1% | 90% | 0.90 | 90% | -8.4% |
| 12 | – | ET Energy Transfer | MLP / Midstream | 74 | 8.9% | 219% | 1.59 | 76% | -11.7% |
| 13 | – | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 74 | 3.0% | 915% | 4.82 | 115% | -6.9% |
| 14 | – | ETW Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund | CEF - Equity | 74 | 8.6% | 129% | 0.81 | 100% | -10.2% |
| 15 | – | CLOA iShares AAA CLO Active ETF | CLO / Credit | 74 | 4.3% | 103% | 0.93 | 500%+ | -0.4% |
| 16 | – | AMLP Alerian MLP ETF | MLP / Midstream | 74 | 8.1% | 180% | 1.24 | 101% | -11.0% |
| 17 | – | SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 74 | 4.8% | 304% | 1.58 | 109% | -9.8% |
| 18 | – | PAA Plains All American | MLP / Midstream | 73 | 7.0% | 552% | 3.93 | 67% | -11.6% |
| 19 | – | APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - April | Buffer / Defined Outcome | 73 | 7.5% | 97% | 2.70 | 500%+ | -0.6% |
| 20 | – | EXG Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund | CEF - Equity | 73 | 8.4% | 138% | 0.80 | 90% | -14.3% |
For active traders: the strongest income funds over the last 3 months, based on total return, price change, trend and steadiness. Hot lists turn over quickly, so this is not a quality rating.
| # | Chg | Fund | Category | Mom. score | 3M total return | 3M price | Fwd rate | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 93 | +5.6% | +4.7% | 4.2% | Uptrend |
| 2 | – | AAPY Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Apple ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 91 | +12.9% | +10.0% | 11.5% | Uptrend |
| 3 | – | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 91 | +3.6% | +2.9% | 3.0% | Uptrend |
| 4 | – | PCMM BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 91 | +1.4% | +0.5% | 5.0% | Uptrend |
| 5 | – | USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund | Bonds / Fixed Income | 90 | +1.0% | +0.0% | 4.1% | Uptrend |
| 6 | – | FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 90 | +3.6% | +2.6% | 3.9% | Uptrend |
| 7 | – | MRNY YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 90 | +242.3% | +188.6% | 85.3% | Uptrend |
| 8 | – | SPG Simon Property Group | Equity REIT | 89 | +4.6% | +3.6% | 3.9% | Uptrend |
| 9 | – | DHS WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 88 | +1.2% | +0.4% | 3.2% | Uptrend |
| 10 | – | MSFY Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Microsoft ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 87 | +5.7% | +2.8% | 12.1% | Uptrend |
| 11 | – | LVHI Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 86 | +0.6% | -0.2% | 3.4% | Uptrend |
| 12 | – | GLAD Gladstone Capital | BDC | 84 | +2.7% | -0.5% | 10.1% | Uptrend |
| 13 | – | PEY Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 84 | +0.7% | -0.4% | 5.2% | Uptrend |
| 14 | – | BRKW Roundhill BRKB WeeklyPay ETF | Leveraged Income | 84 | +7.9% | +4.7% | 19.0% | Mixed |
| 15 | – | BRKC YieldMax BRK.B Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 84 | +5.2% | +0.9% | 20.1% | Mixed |
Option-income funds paying 10%+, compared with the stock, index or asset they're built on. Upside = share of the underlying's gains the fund captured on up days; downside = share of its losses on down days. A capture ratio above 1.0 means the fund keeps more of the good days than the bad.
| Fund | vs. | Upside | Downside | Ratio | Beta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF | SPY | 65% | 49% | 1.31 | 0.52 |
| XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | SPY | 52% | 43% | 1.19 | 0.53 |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | QQQ | 54% | 49% | 1.11 | 0.56 |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | QQQ | 54% | 49% | 1.11 | 0.55 |
| RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | IWM | 50% | 46% | 1.09 | 0.50 |
| IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF (formerly S&P 500 BuyWrite) | SPY | 59% | 55% | 1.09 | 0.63 |
| NDIV Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF | XLE | 69% | 64% | 1.08 | 0.64 |
| CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF | IBIT | 54% | 50% | 1.08 | 0.45 |
| GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF | GLD | 211% | 196% | 1.08 | 1.83 |
| SBAR Simplify Barrier Income ETF | SPY | 52% | 50% | 1.05 | 0.49 |
| Fund | vs. | Upside | Downside | Ratio | Beta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST MSTR ETF | MSTR | 23% | 38% | 0.62 | 0.26 |
| FBYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST META ETF | META | 35% | 54% | 0.65 | 0.36 |
| ULTI REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF | SPY | 242% | 366% | 0.66 | 2.34 |
| COYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST COIN ETF | COIN | 27% | 41% | 0.66 | 0.31 |
| HOYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST HOOD ETF | HOOD | 27% | 41% | 0.67 | 0.31 |
| MAAY GraniteShares YieldBOOST MARA ETF | MARA | 23% | 33% | 0.69 | 0.24 |
| PLYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST PLTR ETF | PLTR | 32% | 43% | 0.74 | 0.30 |
| IOYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST IONQ ETF | IONQ | 24% | 32% | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF | SPY | 128% | 164% | 0.78 | 1.35 |
| SMYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST SMCI ETF | SMCI | 26% | 32% | 0.81 | 0.21 |
A high payout only helps if the fund's price holds up. Earned % = 1-year total return ÷ the year's payouts: 100% means every dollar paid out was earned, above 100% means the fund also grew, and below 0% means the price fell by more than it paid. Left: big payers that earned it all. Right: 15%+ yielders that earned the least.
| Fund | Category | 12m yield | 1Y total return | Earned % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIN Trinity Capital | BDC | 12.4% | +38.9% | 253% |
| MRNY YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 43.3% | +322.4% | 252% |
| AAPY Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Apple ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 10.8% | +25.8% | 209% |
| CSWC Capital Southwest | BDC | 11.0% | +26.7% | 205% |
| SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 13.9% | +32.8% | 188% |
| OVS Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF | Fund of Funds / Multi-Strategy | 10.3% | +20.2% | 164% |
| HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 11.1% | +18.7% | 152% |
| AOD abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund | CEF - Equity | 12.5% | +20.3% | 140% |
| BSTZ BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II | CEF - Equity | 15.5% | +24.9% | 136% |
| MSIF MSC Income Fund | BDC | 10.4% | +15.6% | 122% |
| GLAD Gladstone Capital | BDC | 10.2% | +11.7% | 112% |
| ASGI abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund | Fund of Funds / Multi-Strategy | 12.7% | +14.7% | 110% |
| Fund | Category | 12m yield | 1Y price | 1Y TR | Earned % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABR Arbor Realty Trust | Mortgage REIT | 58.4% | -82.9% | -73.0% | below -100% |
| MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF | Leveraged Income | 233.4% | -91.9% | -73.1% | below -100% |
| NFLP Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Netflix ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 28.0% | -56.4% | -44.2% | below -100% |
| MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 20.4% | -43.6% | -32.1% | below -100% |
| SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 61.2% | -69.2% | -50.3% | below -100% |
| CCIF Carlyle Credit Income Fund | CLO / Credit | 52.9% | -67.3% | -50.0% | below -100% |
| DFII FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 18.6% | -38.0% | -26.4% | below -100% |
| ECC Eagle Point Credit Company | CLO / Credit | 48.5% | -62.7% | -44.6% | below -100% |
| STWD Starwood Property Trust | Mortgage REIT | 15.9% | -34.0% | -23.5% | below -100% |
| PNNT PennantPark Investment Corp | BDC | 28.7% | -48.5% | -33.6% | below -100% |
| MSTW Roundhill MSTR WeeklyPay ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 151.3% | -80.9% | -52.1% | below -100% |
| COIW Roundhill COIN WeeklyPay ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | 163.3% | -81.8% | -52.1% | below -100% |
Latest payout vs. the fund's usual payout (the median of its previous 6, so one-off specials are ignored). Only monthly and quarterly payers with steady histories and a payment in the last 5 weeks are included, and only changes of 3% or more are shown. Single-stock, crypto and daily option-income funds, and funds with seasonal or variable payouts, are left out. This is an automated screen, so confirm each change against the issuer's announcement before publishing.
| Fund | Freq | Usual | Latest | Change | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRDT Simplify Opportunistic Income ETF | Monthly | $0.1000 | $0.1500 | +50.0% | 2026-10-27 |
| SPUC Simplify US Equity Income ETF | Monthly | $0.4850 | $0.6000 | +23.7% | 2026-10-27 |
| DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF | Monthly | $0.1280 | $0.1560 | +21.9% | 2026-10-19 |
| AHD GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF | Monthly | $0.5940 | $0.7190 | +21.0% | 2026-10-07 |
| ACV Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | Monthly | $0.1800 | $0.2150 | +19.4% | 2026-10-13 |
| CLOZ Eldridge BBB-B CLO ETF | Monthly | $0.1455 | $0.1720 | +18.2% | 2026-11-03 |
| NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF | Monthly | $0.2315 | $0.2630 | +13.6% | 2026-10-28 |
| ATC GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF | Monthly | $0.6570 | $0.7420 | +12.9% | 2026-10-07 |
| TBIL F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF | Monthly | $0.1485 | $0.1670 | +12.5% | 2026-10-27 |
| MPLX MPLX LP | Quarterly | $1.0770 | $1.2110 | +12.4% | 2026-11-06 |
| LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October | Quarterly | $0.1030 | $0.1140 | +10.7% | 2026-10-30 |
| SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF | Monthly | $0.1675 | $0.1850 | +10.4% | 2026-11-04 |
| Fund | Freq | Usual | Latest | Change | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF | Monthly | $0.5890 | $0.4630 | -21.4% | 2026-10-29 |
| PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF | Quarterly | $0.2095 | $0.1660 | -20.8% | 2026-10-19 |
| BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Monthly | $0.1020 | $0.0820 | -19.6% | 2026-10-19 |
| SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF | Monthly | $0.9450 | $0.7730 | -18.2% | 2026-11-04 |
| KSLV Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF | Monthly | $0.6000 | $0.5000 | -16.7% | 2026-10-21 |
| ANV GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF | Monthly | $0.3425 | $0.2910 | -15.0% | 2026-10-07 |
| KGLD Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF | Monthly | $0.3500 | $0.3000 | -14.3% | 2026-11-04 |
| XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | Monthly | $0.8665 | $0.7550 | -12.9% | 2026-11-04 |
| HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF | Monthly | $0.2400 | $0.2130 | -11.2% | 2026-10-29 |
| QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF | Monthly | $0.1890 | $0.1700 | -10.1% | 2026-10-19 |
| XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | Monthly | $0.3460 | $0.3140 | -9.2% | 2026-10-19 |
| FAX abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund | Monthly | $0.1650 | $0.1500 | -9.1% | 2026-10-23 |
1-week price change for funds paying 5%+.
| Fund | Category | 1-week | Fwd rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF | Leveraged Income | +15.4% | 46.7% |
| BABW Roundhill BABA WeeklyPay ETF | Leveraged Income | +13.2% | 37.0% |
| ARE Alexandria Real Estate | Equity REIT | +11.4% | 6.4% |
| PNNT PennantPark Investment Corp | BDC | +10.6% | 28.7% |
| YGLD Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF | Other | +10.6% | 14.3% |
| GDXY YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | +10.4% | 34.8% |
| BABO YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | +9.4% | 30.9% |
| SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | +9.3% | 22.1% |
| Fund | Category | 1-week | Fwd rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABR Arbor Realty Trust | Mortgage REIT | -24.8% | 42.2% |
| OXLC Oxford Lane Capital Corp. | CLO / Credit | -23.5% | 48.8% |
| MUY YieldMax MU Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | -22.7% | 57.1% |
| ARMW Roundhill ARM WeeklyPay ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | -19.4% | 39.6% |
| YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | -18.8% | 48.2% |
| PLTW Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | -16.8% | 31.4% |
| INYY YieldMax INTC Option Income Strategy ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | -14.3% | 65.7% |
| AMDW Roundhill AMD WeeklyPay ETF | Single-Stock Option Income | -14.3% | 22.4% |
Income funds launched in the last 4 months. 25 closed or liquidated funds are tracked separately for history.
| Fund | Issuer | Category | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLVI NEOS Silver High Income ETF | NEOS | Other | 2026-10 |
| ACBE Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF | Pacer | Autocallable / Structured Income | 2026-09 |
| ACBH Pacer Metaurus High Income Autocallable ETF | Pacer | Autocallable / Structured Income | 2026-09 |
| PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF | Principal Asset Management | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 2026-08 |
| IACL GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF | GraniteShares | Autocallable / Structured Income | 2026-08 |
| ACQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF | ProShares | Autocallable / Structured Income | 2026-08 |
| ACRT ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF | ProShares | Autocallable / Structured Income | 2026-08 |
| ACSP ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF | ProShares | Autocallable / Structured Income | 2026-08 |
12-month yield: payouts with ex-dates in the last 365 days ÷ current price. Forward rate: latest payout × payments per year ÷ price. The payment frequency is the median gap between recent payouts, so one-off specials don't distort it.
1Y total return: price change plus payouts received over the year, not reinvested. Earned %: 1Y total return ÷ the year's payouts as a % of the starting price (not capped; shown up to 999%). This uses market price. For closed-end funds and BDCs, NAV-based figures can differ.
Risk measures (1 year of daily total returns): Steadiness = S&P 500 volatility ÷ the fund's volatility (100% = as steady as the S&P 500). Sortino = return above the T-bill rate ÷ downside volatility. Beta = how much the fund moves for a 1% move in its comparison. Upside / downside capture = share of the benchmark's gains (losses) the fund caught on the benchmark's up (down) days. Each fund is compared with its own underlying: the stock for single-stock funds, the index or asset for index and crypto funds, and a sector ETF for BDCs, REITs, preferreds and credit. Max drop = worst peak-to-trough fall over the year.
Income Quality (DT Score), 0–100:
Momentum score, 0–100: 50 points × 3-month total return percentile, 25 × 3-month price change percentile, 15 for trend (price vs. its 50- and 200-day averages) and 10 × Steadiness percentile.
Percentiles are taken within each score's qualifying funds. A fund missing an input gets the neutral half-points for that part. The weights are published so readers can see exactly how the scores work.
Every week: rankings, payout changes, and which funds actually earned their yield.